NEWS

RSU Certified as an
Oklahoma Healthy Business for Second Consecutive Year

Rogers State University
recently received recognition as an Oklahoma Certified Healthy Business from
the Turning Point Oklahoma Council for the second consecutive year.

The Oklahoma Certified
Healthy Businesses Program seeks to recognize those businesses and
organizations that are working to improve Oklahoma's health status by
providing health and wellness opportunities for their employees.

"We are excited to be
recognized for the work we do to keep staff, students and faculty healthy,"
said Lisa Martin, director of the RSU Student Health Center and registered
nurse.

Martin said the Health
Center offers a variety of services to the campus including flu shots,
cancer screenings, cholesterol screenings, as well as walk-in doctor visits.

"Making healthcare
convenient to students, staff and faculty results in a happier, healthier
campus," she said. "If you feel better, you are more productive."

Eventually, Turning Point
Oklahoma Council officials hope the Oklahoma Certified Healthy Business
Program will serve as a model to encourage health insurers to consider rate
changes for those businesses that become certified.

This could result in lower
health insurance premiums for RSU employees, Martin said.